Five savvy ways to make your own delicious jam at home
SUN SAVERS Five savvy ways to make your own delicious jam at home
MEGHAN MARKLE's As Ever apricot spread sold out in minutes earlier this month – even though it cost an eye-watering £11.
But you can create jam or spread at home for a fraction of that royally high price.
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Five savvy ways to make your own delicious jam at home
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Here's how to do it . . .
PACK IT IN: Firstly, get your jars ready.
A pack of six jars on Amazon.co.uk costs £11.99, but save any pasta sauce jars and you won't need to spend.
Give your recycled jars a wash in hot soapy water before rinsing and leaving to dry.
DIY: All you need to make your own apricot-style jam is fresh apricots, £1.69, lemons, 89p, and sugar, £1.75, all Lidl.
Pit and crush the apricots and heat in a pan with the juice of one lemon.
Add around 400g of sugar and bring the heat up until the sugar all dissolves.
Leave on a low heat and stir for 25 minutes.
Once it's thickened, add to jars.
SETTING SECRETS: No sugar in the cupboard?
How to make fluffy scones in the slow cooker during lockdown
A cheap way to add sweetness is to grate half a cooking apple into your apricot mixture.
Pick one up for around 63p at Tesco.
You can also do this if you're making jam with strawberries or blueberries.
BUDGET TIP: If you're not up to whipping up your own version of apricot spread, you could cheat.
Get a tin of apricot halves in syrup or fruit juice, £1.10, at Sainsbury's, and mash, before spreading on toast.
All the flavour for a bargain price.
MAKE A BATCH: This is where the savings kick in.
Skip apricots and use frozen fruit like Morrisons Wonky Berry mix, £2.99 for 1kg.
Add approximately 600g of sugar and juice of two lemons.
LABEL OF LOVE: Make like Meghan and give your jam a touch of luxury with handwritten labels cut from brown paper and tie on to your jar lids with string.
Instead of HRH, you could write 'MHJ' for 'My Homemade Jam'.
All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.
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